Saturday, September 2, 2017

Dream by Matthew Cordell - ADVISABLE


Cordell, Matthew.  Dream.  Disney, 2017.  $16.99.  Content: G.  PICTURE BOOK.
A gorilla parent lovingly dreams about who their new baby will be and what the baby will do.  The journey their child will make and the dreams their child will dream.  The sorrows, the joys, and the discovering new things.  The entire child’s life in a few pages and then ending back at the beginning with the question, “Who will you be?”   

The writing is lyrical and moving.  The story is deceptively simple in its scope, but deeply perceptive of the human experience.  The illustrations look almost scribbled and childlike in some places, but clearly recognizable what the author is trying to portray.  I loved the dots of color that surrounded many of the illustrations and propelled the story on.  A great book for toddlers and preschoolers and their adoring parents.     
Pre-K-ADVISABLE.  Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS. 

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